Beadle's Dime Novels No. 305: The Girl Scout — page 65: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

ABOUT MARRYING, ‘ 69 & Yes. ” * Buffalo ?” Old Jess shook his head. “ Fiereer game than panther, grizzly or buffer; meaner than cayotes an’ turkey buz- zards.” | “ What is your game, then ?”. “ Hogs-thieves an’ murderers, Boy, you’ve put your hand in the fire and can’t draw it out. You must ride with us,” “Tf there is fun going,” replied the reckless youngster, “Tm with you from the jump ; nothing. could suit me bet- ter. Only, when Tom and Sam come back. from the hunt and say I’m all-right, you won’t hold me any longer.” : “ We'll prove what you ar afore that, my boy,’ said the stout trapper. “ Ride on, ate I want to git off the main road.” : They pascal his cabin soon’ after, me saw Maud stand- ing in the door, looking anxiously at them. She met. her father’s kindly look, the beaming glance from Wallace Tur- ner’s speaking eyes, the merry wink of Repeater Ryan, and then her eyes fell upon the’ slight figure of Garry Forsythe. She started and looked wildly at him, and as the band turp- ed a bend in the road: the last object. upon which her eyes rested was the form of the new reeruit. : “Who was that pretty girl Cap?” demanded the boy, as they passed. ‘““ Mine,” was the short siades »“ Oh, pshaw; you old badger, do you think you can fool me? Tut my eye teeth; several years since.” - “That's my darter, I tell ye” “Then she shall not be your daughter long, for I. will marry her if she will have me,’ “ Don’t be’ foolish, boy,” said Wallace, frowning. “Talk about marrying ten years hence and it will do.” “Til bet a hundred dollars against a turkey buzzard the fellow wants her himself,” eried Garry. ‘All right; fair play is a jewel and you shall have that—but, Pll have the girl.” “Pll have to twist. the’ little blockhead’s neck,” muttered Wallace, who was really getting angry. “Come, come ; don’t be stupid, for you are annoying the captain.” comiclbooks.conn